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[Willi RICHARD DICKENS CLOVER, OF WESTON, COLORADO.

PUZZLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1909.

Serial No. 480,329.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD DICKENS CLovnR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Veston, in the county of Las Animas and State of Colorado, have invented a new and Improved Puzzle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to puzzles, and it has for its object to provide one with an outer run way and inner run ways surrounding goals, with gates in the run ways and goals, so disposed that considerable skill is required to roll balls from the run ways through the gates and inner run ways to dispose the balls in the respective goals.

Still other objects of the invention will appear in the following complete description.

In this specification I will describe the preferred form of my invention, reference being had to the claims wherein are set forth the features which I claim to be new.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view, partially in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line of 2; Fig. 4: is a plan view of a modified form of the invention; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that a board 10 is provided, in which there are grooves 11, partitions being mounted in these grooves 11, to form the run ways. A border flange 13 is secured to the sides of the board 10, the board being rectangular in shape. Spaced from the border flange 13 and parallel therewith is a partition 12, this partition having gates 14 at its corners. The inclosure formed by the partition 12 is divided into four squares by partitions 12 In the squares formed by the partitions 12 and 12 are disposed partitions 12 which are disposed parallel with the sides of the said squares respectively. These partitions 12 have gates 15 in the corners which are farthest away from the gates 14. WVithin the partition 12 there is another partition 12 which is parallel with the partition 12 and has a gate 16 disposed in the corner of it farthest away from the gate 15. The partition 12 incloses a space 17, which is covered and is the goal. This description applies to one of the four squares of the board, the other sections being constructed in the same manner, it being understood that all the run ways are rectangular in shape, and the goals 17 are also rectangular in shape.

In the modified form of the invention, shown in Figs. 4t and 5, the partition 12 is omitted and the space surrounded by the partition 12 serves as the goal. Four balls 18 are provided, which are preferably of different colors, the goals 17 also being painted in different colors, the color of each ball 18 corresponding with the color of one of the goals. Figures representing different animals may be painted in the goals, the balls representing the animals, it being the object of the game for the player to so roll the balls which are disposed in the outer run way formed by the partitions and the border flange 13, that the balls will travel through the gates 14 and through the inner run ways to the goals, each ball of a certain color being rolled to the goal having the same color. As the game board is square and as all the run ways respectively are of the same length and are disposed at the same angles with the gates similarly arranged, it is possible for a slrilful player to so arrange the balls in the outer run way that one will be led into each of the run ways between the partitions 12, 12 and 12, and when the balls are so disposed, to manipulate the board so that each will travel through the innermost run way and through the gate 16 to the goal having the color which corresponds with that which is on the ball.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a puzzle, a boardwit-h an outer flange therearound, a partition disposed substantially parallel with the outer flanges, and spaced therefrom, partitions dividing the space inclosed by the first named partition, goals, one in each of the spaces inclosed by the first and second named partitions, the goals each comprising an incl'osing wall spaced from the said partitions, the first named partition having gateways or openings, one leading to each of said spaces and the goal walls each having a gateway or opening, and balls adapted for rolling between the partitions.

2. In a puzzle, a board with an outer flange therearound, a partition disposed substan- Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

tially parallel with the outer flange and dividing the said space into four compart-' spaced therefrom, partitions dividing the space inclosed by the first named partition, goals, one in each of the spaces inclosed by the first and second named partitions, the goals each comprising an inclosing wall, the first-named partition having gateways or openings, one leading to each of said spaces and the goal walls each having a gateway or opening disposed substantially half-way around the goals from the first-named gateways respectively.

In a puzzle, a board with an angular flange forming an open frame disposed thereon inclosing a surface of the board, a partition disposed substantially parallel with the said flange and spaced therefrom, straight partitions dividing the space inclosed by the first-named partition, and goals, one in each of the spaces inclosed by the first and second named partitions, the goals each comprising an inclosing wall, the sides of which are substantially parallel with the first and second named partitions which surround them, the first-named partition having gateways or openings, one leading to each of the said spaces, and the goal walls each having a gateway or opening at a portion thereof which is disposed at a distance from a portion of the goal which is nearest the firstnamed gateways respectively.

4. In a puzzle, a board with a rectangular flange disposed thereon inclosing a surface of the board, a partition within the flange disposed substantially parallel therewith and spaced therefrom, two partitions within the space inclosed by the first-named partition, the two partitions crossing each other and dividing the said space into four compartments, four rectangular goals disposed one within each of the said compartments, the goals being formed of raised sides disposed substantially parallel with the first and second named partitions respectively, the first named partition having gateways or openings one leading to each of the said compartments, and the goals each having a gateway or opening in its corner which is farthest away from the first named gateways respectively.

In a puzzle, a board with a rectangular flange disposed thereon inclosing a surface of the board, a partition within the flange disposed substantially parallel therewith and spaced therefrom, two partitions within the space inclosed by the first named partition, the two partitions crossing each other and ments, a rectangular partition within each of the said compartments parallel with the partitions forming them and spaced therefrom, which in turn form a second set of compartments, goals, one in each of the second compartments, the goals each comprising an inclosing rectangular wall parallel with the partitions forming the second compartmen'ts, the first named partition having gateways or openings, one leading to each of the first named compartments, the partitions forming the second set of compartments each having a gateway or opening in its corner farthest away from the first named gateways respectively, and the goal walls each having a gateway or opening in its corner which is farthest away from the gate ways in the partition forming the second set of compartments respectively.

6. In a puzzle, a board with a rectangular flange disposed thereon inclosing a surface of the board, a partition within the flange disposed substantially parallel therewith and spaced therefrom, two partitions within the space inclosed by the first named partition, the two partitions crossing each other and dividing the said space into four compart ments, a rectangular partition within each of the said compartments, parallel with the partitions forming them and spaced therefrom, which in turn form a second set of compartments, goals, one in each of the second compartments, the goals each comprising an inclosing rectangular wall parallel with the partitions forming the second compartments, the first named partition having gateways or openings in its corners, one leading to each of the first named con1- partments, the partitions forming the second set of compartments each having a gateway or opening in its corner farthest away from the first named gateways respectively, the goal walls each having a gateway or opening in its corner which is farthest away from the gateways in the partitions forming the second set of compartments respectively, and balls adapted for rolling between the partitions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD DICKENS CLOVER.

lVitnesses A. L. Dam, I. P. GUNAN. 

